Dan's Monaco 172

[MonacoDan]

small update today, my new bullets from sprayshack arrived so set about fitting them.

old v new by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

cleaned the grime off behind the side strips

Grime by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

and new on, hopefully the rain holds out later so I can clean the car.

2.0 16v by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

 

[djspt]

Cars looking good dan like the bullets and engine bay! Inspiration for me to get the finger out lol! How you finding the ride with the cooksports?

 

[MonacoDan]

Cars looking good dan like the bullets and engine bay! Inspiration for me to get the finger out lol! How you finding the ride with the cooksports?

cheers mate, honestly I think the cooksports are brilliant, the roads aren't perfect round here and they offer good comfort with a decent drop over standard.

 

[MonacoDan]

small update today, not all good though.
received a nice little present in the post today

car parts by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

set about fitting them this afternoon along with some ate superblue I've had sat in the shed for the past couple of months.

Old v New

old by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

new by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

got to bleeding the o/s front caliper and this happens...

oops by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr
So im now awaiting a new caliper to turn up, in the mean time I get to use my mums car to get to work... a lovely 1.4 mg zr :race:

 

[djspt]

Nice upgrade them pitty bout the caliper. Are they easy enough to fit?

 

[MonacoDan]

Nice upgrade them pitty bout the caliper. Are they easy enough to fit?

Very easy, bit of penetrating fluid on both ends of the old pipe and it came off no problem, can't wait to feel the difference in braking.

 

[djspt]

Yeah meant to be a huge improvement on these defo on my to do list when I refurb brakes.

 

[MonacoDan]

Right new caliper was fitted on Thursday, the brakes feel much sharper then before but that could have been down to the new fluid as the old stuff came out black:S

Today I finally got around to fitting the dtc superlights along with an oil change and general check over before css next week, the alloys still need center caps but I need to measure the center to find what size I need.

This is how the car currently sits on them with no spacers.

front by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

side by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

rear by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

I might stick some 5/10mm spacers on the front when I get a stud kit but will measure up once fitted.

 

[MonacoDan]

Couple of photos from css.

Monaco 172 rear by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

monaco rear by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

Monaco 172 front by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

Next weekend I will be spraying the calipers gold (not to everyone's taste) in time for trax the following weekend. After trax the main things left to do will be an new exhaust and remap, probably rs tuner.

 

[Gaz_H]

Great looking Monaco , I've been contemplating spacers on the front myself, the 5-10mm is as much as I'd go also due to me running coilovers , even without them ur car is looking spot on Dan

 

[Mr Plums]

Your wheels look like my ultraleggeras mate, although mine cost me over £600 new without tyres lol.

 

[welshname]

I was parked a couple of cars over from this at CSS. Still can't make my mind up on the wheels but was very jealous of how good the body work is on yours

 

[MonacoDan]

Great looking Monaco , I've been contemplating spacers on the front myself, the 5-10mm is as much as I'd go also due to me running coilovers , even without them ur car is looking spot on Dan

cheers mate, the back sits perfect but fronts are still a tad in the arches, not hugely noticeable though.

Your wheels look like my ultraleggeras mate, although mine cost me over £600 new without tyres lol.

After I bought them I did think they looked abit like ultras apart front the chavy center caps lol

I was parked a couple of cars over from this at CSS. Still can't make my mind up on the wheels but was very jealous of how good the body work is on yours

The bodywork is ok for the age it's mainly just the lacquer peel that's the problem, I wasn't sure how the alloys would look until they were fitted, I think they'll be perfect for track as they only weigh about 5.5kg each but until I can afford some 2118 or turinis these will be staying on as they're in much better condition then the standard alloys.

 

[MonacoDan]

Slightly late update, last weekend I joined the CSOC lot at Trax, was a great day out and some really nice cars there.
Few pics of mine on stand.

IMG_5164 by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

IMG_5183 by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

IMG_5177 by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

IMG_5162 by Dan Haynes | Automotive Photography, on Flickr

I've also been thinking about giving the clio a little more power, as I'm not too bothered about large figures I may be looking at ITB's or an RS2 inlet along with some cams. Turbo is a possibility but its becoming very common and I like to be a little different

 

[imprezaworks]

That looks mint, a credit to you.

 

[djspt]

Some nice pics Dan, i like the wheels makes a change from the usual. Regards power mods maybe try and get a shot In an n/a set up then a turbo set up and see?

 

[MonacoDan]

That looks mint, a credit to you.

Thanks

Some nice pics Dan, i like the wheels makes a change from the usual. Regards power mods maybe try and get a shot In an n/a set up then a turbo set up and see?

Cheers, think I'm gonna go down the n/a route and see how I get on, as it's a daily it needs to be reliable too.

 

[Dominic172]

Brill car mate, very clean example. Wish my bodywork was as mint as that. I wasn't sure on the wheels at first but as said its a break from the usual wheels everbody runs lol.
Need to sort myself one of the whitline ARBS, do you rate it? I'm on cooksports also too.

 

[djspt]

Thanks


Cheers, think I'm gonna go down the n/a route and see how I get on, as it's a daily it needs to be reliable too.

Fairpoint if its gonna be a daily, you gona do most the work yourself?

 

[MonacoDan]

Brill car mate, very clean example. Wish my bodywork was as mint as that. I wasn't sure on the wheels at first but as said its a break from the usual wheels everbody runs lol.
Need to sort myself one of the whitline ARBS, do you rate it? I'm on cooksports also too.

Thanks, the bodywork isn't as mint as it appears unfortunately but that will be sorted next year.
I really like the whiteline, makes the car feel much 'tighter' in the corners which gives me more confidence to push the car a little harder. Defiantly a worthwhile investment.

Fairpoint if its gonna be a daily, you gona do most the work yourself?

Yh I do all the work on my car, that way it's done to my own high standard. Although i will have to take the car to mapped once I'm finished.

 

[djspt]

Nice one, a decent project thread this.

 

[Bigboy212]

I know this thread hasn’t been posted on in a long time but I actually own this car now. It’s crazy that I managed to find it on here.